Fires erupt in Tuba City and Kaibeto, prompting emergency response
Navajo Times | Krista Allen
Two firefighters work to contain a brush fire in Tuba City, on Aug. 3, 2025, as flames burn through dry vegetation and smoke fills the air.
KAIBETO, Ariz.
Fire crews responded Saturday to two separate fires burning simultaneously in Western Navajo – a brush fire in Tuba City and a structure fire in Kaibeto, according to the Tuba City Police District.
Navajo Times | Krista Allen
A plume of black smoke rises from a structure fire at an abandoned house on the Kaibeto School campus in Kaibeto, Ariz., on Aug. 3, 2025.
Two firefighters from the Navajo Nation Fire & Rescue Station 40 are actively suppressing the brush fire in Tuba City, as of 7:25 p.m. Two Tuba City Police District officers are also on scene assisting with the response.
Navajo Times | Krista Allen
A firefighter uses a hose line to suppress a smoldering brush fire amid dry vegetation and charred trees on Aug. 3, 2025, northwest of Tuba City.
In Kaibeto, firefighters from the Kayenta Fire Department are responding to a structure fire at an abandoned house located on the Kaibeto School campus.
Officials have not released details on the cause of either fire.
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